Department profile
Lester Aldridge LLP

Real Estate Litigation

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Lester Aldridge LLP

About

Provided by Lester Aldridge LLP

Our team of property litigation solicitors deal with all aspects of residential, commercial and agricultural dispute resolution, with clients ranging from private individuals, property investors and insolvency practitioners to lenders, large multi-national property developers and governmental bodies.


We have particular expertise in landlord and tenant disputes, including both residential and commercial. Our solicitors act for landlords on a range of matters, including terminating leases, evicting tenants, recovering rent arrears, enforcing covenants and litigating disputed lease renewals.

The team also acts for tenants in actions including defending possession proceedings, terminating or surrendering leases, recovering tenancy deposits after the end of a lease, dealing with contentious commercial lease renewals, enforcing landlord covenants and advising on service charge disputes.

We are also experienced in all of the following areas:

  • Adverse possession;
  • Breach of covenants relating to land;
  • Eviction of trespassers;
  • Injunctions and declarations;
  • Planning disputes;
  • Nuisance claims;
  • Trusts of land;
  • Dilapidations;
  • Disputes relating to the Party Wall Act;
  • Issues relating to the Telecommunications Code;
  • Boundary disputes;
  • Easements and rights of way;
  • Rights to light disputes;
  • Professional negligence claims against surveyors and conveyancers.

Industries (10)

  • Charities / Not for Profit
  • Construction & Materials
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Private Clients / Individuals
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Telecommunications
  • Travel & Leisure

Members

Provided by Lester Aldridge LLP

  • Kate Stewart

    Head of Department

  • Rachel Gimson

  • Rebecca Stubbs

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